2009–10 Cowdenbeath F.C. season

Cowdenbeath
2009–10 season
Manager	Danny Lennon
Stadium	Central Park
Scottish Second Division	Third (promoted)
Challenge Cup	Second Round, lost to v Dundee
League Cup	First Round, lost to v Greenock Morton
Scottish Cup	Third Round, lost to v Alloa Athletic
Top goalscorer	League: ; Gareth Wardlaw (16); All: ; Gareth Wardlaw (19)
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

During the 2009–10 season Cowdenbeath competed in the Scottish Second Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Challenge Cup.

Summary

Cowdenbeath finished third in the First Division,^[1] entering the play-offs winning 3–0 over Brechin on aggregate and were promoted to the First Division.^[2] They reached the third round of the Scottish Cup,^[3] the first round of the League Cup^[4] and were eliminated in the second round of the Challenge Cup.^[5]

Results & fixtures

^[6] Win Draw Loss

Scottish Second Division

8 August 2009 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	1–2	Arbroath	Central Park
	McBride 90' (Penalty)	ESPN Report^{[dead link]}	Sellars 81' Scott 84'	Attendance: 302 Referee: Brown

15 August 2009 Second Division	Brechin City	3–1	Cowdenbeath	Glebe Park
	Canning 31' Harty 67' (Penalty) McAllister 78'	BBC Report	Dempster 40'	Attendance: 375 Referee: Somers

22 August 2009 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	1–1	Alloa Athletic	Central Park
	Wardlaw 30'	ESPN Report^{[dead link]}	Scott 41'	Attendance: 365 Referee: Charleston

29 August 2009 Second Division	East Fife	1–1	Cowdenbeath	Bayview Stadium
	McManus 70'	ESPN Report^{[dead link]}	Stein 12'	Attendance: 803 Referee: MacDonald

12 September 2009 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	1–0	Clyde	Central Park
	Stein 23'	ESPN Report^{[dead link]}		Attendance: 401 Referee: Hilland

19 September 2009 Second Division	Dumbarton	0–3	Cowdenbeath	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
		BBC Report	McBride 16', 53' Wardlaw 23'	Attendance: 647 Referee: Hilland

26 September 2009 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	1–2	Stirling Albion	Central Park
	McBride 4'	BBC Report	McKenna 16' Grehan 42'	Attendance: 451 Referee: Robertson

3 October 2009 Second Division	Stenhousemuir	0–2	Cowdenbeath	Ochilview Park
		BBC Report	Robertson 39' McBride 50' (Penalty)	Attendance: 539 Referee: Colvin

10 October 2009 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	5–0	Peterhead	Central Park
	McQuade 24', 39' Wardlaw 48', 85' Robertson 83'	ESPN Report^{[dead link]}		Attendance: 271 Referee: Madden

17 October 2009 Second Division	Arbroath	0–1	Cowdenbeath	Gayfield Park
		BBC Report	Linton 16'	Attendance: 479 Referee: MacKay

24 October 2009 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	0–0	Brechin City	Central Park
		ESPN Report^{[dead link]}		Attendance: 337 Referee: Salmond

31 October 2009 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	2–1	East Fife	Central Park
	Fairbairn 2' Robertson 14'	BBC Report	Crawford 12'	Attendance: 733 Referee: Conroy

7 November 2009 Second Division	Clyde	0–1	Cowdenbeath	Broadwood
		ESPN Report^{[dead link]}	McBride 89' (Penalty)	Attendance: 691 Referee: Muir

14 November 2009 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	2–1	Dumbarton	Central Park
	McQuade 18' (Penalty), 82'	BBC Report	Geggan 5'	Attendance: 389 Referee: Brines

21 November 2009 Second Division	Stirling Albion	2–2	Cowdenbeath	Forthbank Stadium
	Forsyth 80' (Penalty) McKenna 87'	BBC Report	Wardlaw 11' Ferguson 90'	Attendance: 682 Referee: McDermott

11 December 2009 Second Division	Peterhead	0–2	Cowdenbeath	Balmoor
		BBC Report	Robertson 22' Mbu 55'	Attendance: 494 Referee: Northcroft

15 December 2009 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	2–1	Stenhousemuir	Central Park
	Fairbairn 23' McQuade 76'	BBC Report	Dalziel 21'	Attendance: 264 Referee: Salmond

16 January 2010 Second Division	East Fife	2–2	Cowdenbeath	Bayview Stadium
	Linn 15' Young 80'	BBC Report	Wardlaw 31', 87'	Attendance: 866 Referee: McKendrick

23 January 2010 Second Division	Dumbarton	2–1	Cowdenbeath	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	Hunter 64' Clark 89'	BBC Report	Baxter 29'	Attendance: 659 Referee: Madden

6 February 2010 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	1–3	Peterhead	Central Park
	Stein 75'	BBC Report	Bavidge 21', 64' Wilson 90'	Attendance: 294 Referee: Colvin

9 February 2010 Second Division	Alloa Athletic	2–1	Cowdenbeath	Recreation Park
	Prunty 16' Noble 56'	BBC Report	McQuade 69'	Attendance: 638 Referee: Richmond

13 February 2010 Second Division	Stenhousemuir	0–0	Cowdenbeath	Ochilview Park
		BBC Report		Attendance: 443 Referee: Watters

6 March 2010 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	6–2	East Fife	Central Park
	Stein 34', 71' Wardlaw 54' McQuade 60' McGregor 61' Ramsay 69'	BBC Report	Crawford 52' McManus 66'	Attendance: 667 Referee: Brines

9 March 2010 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	2–1	Arbroath	Central Park
	McQuade 63' McGregor 65'	ESPN Report^{[dead link]}	Lunan 18'	Attendance: 246 Referee: Robertson

13 March 2010 Second Division	Clyde	1–2	Cowdenbeath	Broadwood
	Borisovs 83'	BBC Report	Wardlaw 45' Dempster 67'	Attendance: 649 Referee: Clancy

16 March 2010 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	1–1	Alloa Athletic	Central Park
	Dempster 84'	BBC Report	Ferguson 53'	Attendance: 413 Referee: Nicholls

20 March 2010 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	0–0	Dumbarton	Central Park
		BBC Report		Attendance: 349 Referee: McDermott

23 March 2010 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	3–1	Clyde	Central Park
	McQuade 32', 71' Robertson 64'	BBC Report	White 1'	Attendance: 303 Referee: Nicholls

27 March 2010 Second Division	Stirling Albion	1–0	Cowdenbeath	Forthbank Stadium
	Mullen 79'	BBC Report		Attendance: 575 Referee: Watters

3 April 2010 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	1–0	Stenhousemuir	Central Park
	Wardlaw 71'	BBC Report		Attendance: 438 Referee: Collum

10 April 2010 Second Division	Peterhead	1–0	Cowdenbeath	Balmoor
	Bavidge 70'	BBC Report		Attendance: 435 Referee: Beaton

17 April 2010 Second Division	Arbroath	1–1	Cowdenbeath	Gayfield Park
	Gibson 41'	BBC Report	Wardlaw 75'	Attendance: 488 Referee: O'Reilly

20 April 2010 Second Division	Brechin City	3–3	Cowdenbeath	Glebe Park
	McAllister 51', 54' Vallers 86'	ESPN Report^{[dead link]}	Wardlaw 2', 30' McGregor 6'	Attendance: 304 Referee: MacDonald

24 April 2010 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	4–0	Brechin City	Central Park
	McQuade 27', 57' McGregor 35' Wardlaw 47'	ESPN Report^{[dead link]}		Attendance: 391 Referee: Law

27 April 2010 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	3–3	Stirling Albion	Central Park
	McGregor 5' Wardlaw 23', 38'	BBC Report	Russell 52', 87' Graham 90'	Attendance: 1,084 Referee: Robertson

1 May 2010 Second Division	Alloa Athletic	3–1	Cowdenbeath	Recreation Park
	Prunty 73' Scott 78' (Penalty), 82'	BBC Report	Dempster 26'	Attendance: 1,125 Referee: Charleston

First Division play-offs

5 May 2010 Play-offs SF R1	Cowdenbeath	1–1	Alloa Athletic	Central Park
	Dempster 90+3'	BBC Sport	Gormley 16'	Attendance: 578

8 May 2010 Play-offs SF R2	Alloa Athletic	0–2	Cowdenbeath	Recreation Park
		BBC Sport	Wardlaw 59' McQuade 82'	Attendance: 1,234

12 May 2010 Play-offs Final R1	Cowdenbeath	0–0	Brechin City	Central Park
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,119

16 May 2010 Play-offs Final R2	Brechin City	0–3	Cowdenbeath	Glebe Park
		BBC Sport	Mbu 17' Wardlaw 25', 45+4'	Attendance: 1,627

Challenge Cup

25 July 2009 Challenge Cup round 1	Peterhead	1–2	Cowdenbeath	Balmoor Stadium
	Bavidge 12'	SFL Report	McBride 52' McQuade 61'	Attendance: 361 Referee: Northcroft

18 August 2009 Challenge Cup round 2	Cowdenbeath	0–3	Dundee	Central Park
		SFL Report	Griffiths 20' Harkins 82' Antoine-Curier 88'	Attendance: 457 Referee: Salmond

League Cup

1 August 2009 League Cup round 1	Cowdenbeath	1–3	Greenock Morton	Central Park
	McQuade 31' (Penalty)	SFL Report	Weatherson 7', 51' MacFarlane 12'	Attendance: 486 Referee: Winter

Scottish Cup

28 November 2009 Scottish Cup round 3	Cowdenbeath	0 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Central Park
		BBC Report		Attendance: 377 Referee: Colvin

8 December 2009 Scottish Cup round 3 Replay	Alloa Athletic	1 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Recreation Park
	Gilhaney 88'	BBC Report		Referee: Colvin

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Stirling Albion (C, P)	36	18	11	7	68	48	+20	65	Promotion to the First Division
2	Alloa Athletic	36	19	8	9	49	35	+14	65	Qualification for the First Division play-offs^[a]
3	Cowdenbeath (O, P)	36	16	11	9	60	41	+19	59
4	Brechin City	36	15	9	12	47	42	+5	54
5	Peterhead	36	15	6	15	45	49	−4	51

Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2010–11 First Division.

Player statistics

Squad

^[7]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Second Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other^[a]
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Kris Bower	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	SCO	David Hay	43	0	34+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	6+0	0
	GK	CAN	Cameron McKay	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Artur Veiculis	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Kenny Adamson	33	0	20+5	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	5+0	0
	DF	SCO	John Armstrong	31	0	26+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	SCO	Mark Baxter	30	1	14+9	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	6+0	0
	DF	NIR	Peter Bradley	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Dene Droudge	30	0	25+1	0	2+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Scott Linton	33	1	24+2	1	0+2	0	1+0	0	3+1	0
	DF	SCO	Darren McGregor	21	5	16+1	5	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
	DF	SCO	Joe Mbu	41	2	32+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	6+0	1
	DF	SCO	Jay Shields	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Brian Fairbairn	40	2	24+7	2	1+1	0	0+1	0	5+1	0
	MF	SCO	Danny Mackay	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Scott McBride	33	7	16+8	6	2+0	0	1+0	0	5+1	1
	MF	SCO	Neil McCabe	6	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SVK	Marek Tomana	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	MF	SCO	Mark Ramsay	37	1	18+14	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
	MF	SCO	Jon Robertson	39	5	31+1	5	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+1	0
	MF	SCO	Jay Stein	38	5	19+13	5	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+2	0
	MF	SCO	Craig Winter	33	0	26+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	SCO	Dean Brett	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Derek Wallace	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	John Dempster	23	5	5+12	4	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+4	1
	FW	SCO	John Ferguson	11	1	0+7	1	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
	FW	SCO	Paul McQuade	38	15	26+5	12	0+0	0	1+0	1	6+0	2
	FW	SCO	Gareth Wardlaw	40	19	31+0	16	2+0	0	1+0	0	6+0	3
			Trialist	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0